Bishops

[Y_Cathol]

I was talking about bishops to my boss...

and I realised:

I have no clue how one becomes a bishop... or even what the criteria for bishop is?

Can someone help answer this?

Pierre

 

[BillH]

I think that the basic process is that the outgoing bishop of the diocese or archbishop of that province prepares a list of suitable candidates and sends it to the Vatican (specifically, I think, to the Congregation for Bishops.) They review the files and pick a guy for the job, and the Pope approves it.

Not sure what the specific qualifications for the job are. Obviously, if you're not already a bishop somewhere, you need to receive the appropriate consecration. I think that, in theory, any male Catholic can become a bishop, but in practice, only men who are already priests are chosen.

 

[Y_Cathol]

I think that the basic process is that the outgoing bishop of the diocese or archbishop of that province prepares a list of suitable candidates and sends it to the Vatican (specifically, I think, to the Congregation for Bishops.) They review the files and pick a guy for the job, and the Pope approves it.

Not sure what the specific qualifications for the job are. Obviously, if you're not already a bishop somewhere, you need to receive the appropriate consecration. I think that, in theory, any male Catholic can become a bishop, but in practice, only men who are already priests are chosen.

Cool... Thanx for the info



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